Two-time Olympic gymnastics champion Lidia Ivanova, in a conversation with a correspondent, supported the decision of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation to create lists of athletes not subject to mobilization.
Earlier on Friday, one of the sports federation’s leaders told that the ministry was collecting lists of candidates for Russian national teams, the closest reserve, and technical staff to compile a register of non-mobilizable people. .
“I am always for peace, for the homeland. Above all, I would not like all the work dedicated to the training of high-level athletes to disappear. The Ministry of Sports is doing the right thing by creating reservations for the best athletes in the country,” Ivanova told .
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization on September 21.
Source : MatchTV

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